The normally eerie town of Lavender Town stood even more scarily still, stiller than usual. The first four towns of Kanto had been taken over by the evil organisation, Team Rocket. Although Lavender hasn't got a very big population anyway, seeing as most of the 'inhabitants' of the town live under tombstones, the streets were, actually, pretty barren, even by Lavender's standards. No one dared to step foot outside with Team Rocket claiming each town, one by one. And having no gym leaves you pretty open to attack, seeing as there aren't many trainers in this town. So everyone cowered at home, hoping that the ghost Pokémon that were local to the area could protect them. Yesterday, Cerulean City was flooded causing the people to surrender, and it was reported that Lavender was next.
Darkness fell, as day turned to night, but all were feeling uneasy. The ghost Pokémon were active. Too active. They were floating, listlessly, around the streets, but with a sense of dreaded anticipation in their eyes. Gastly, Shuppet, Golett, Litwick, every ghost Pokémon you can name, excluding one obvious one were looking round the streets, for some reason. A reason that unfortunately, was impatient to show itself. On top of the Pokémon Tower, just outside the town, stood a dark figure, holding a black pokéball. The figure threw the capsule, and a black energy was released. Soon, the whole of the Pokémon Tower became engulfed in a dark shadow, which started to mould and shape itself into a most formidable looking creature.
The shadow solidified and revealed itself to be none other than Giratina. The ghostly dragon Pokémon stared at the Town of Mourning, and gave an unnatural roar. From cemeteries, churchyards, burial grounds, the ghosts of the fallen – humans and Pokémon – rose from their gravestones, and started to terrorise the houses. The ghost Pokémon fought had to keep them back, but the ghosts of civil war soldiers, long-since executed pirates, and even Pokémon who died in battle were too slippery, even for the ectoplasmic Pokémon. The citizens of Lavender Town were powerless against the ghostly army, and had no other option than to hide in the local church. But that, of course, meant they were trapped.
As soon as all the inhabitants of Lavender Town were cornered in the crypt of church, Team Rocket stormed in, backed by Dusknoir, Chandelure, Froslass, and several other high-level ghosts. Giovanni stalked into the church, standing in the middle of the building. Behind him, Giratina materialised from the shadows, growling at its victims before it. As the townspeople cowered, Giovanni smirked, triumphantly, at how easy it was to overpower this pathetic backwater.
"So, the living are now the silent ones, are they?" He sneered, mockingly, and cackled heartily, as Giratina summoned the army of the undead souls into the church, to capture the cowering townsfolk. Lavender Town fell silent once more, as Team Rocket set about asserting their claim.